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'J., 0., L. 85 M. JEFFERSON. MACHINE FOR WASHING FIBERS.

No. 286,305. Patented Oct. 9, 1883.

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' MACHINE FOR WASHING FIBERS. No. 286,305. Patnted Oct. 9, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT lFFl CE.

JOSEPH JEFFERSON, CORNELIUS JEFFERSON, LAZARUS JEFFERSON, AND

I MORDEOAI JEFFERSON, OF BRADFORD, COUNTY OF YORK, ENGLAND.

MACHINE FOR WASHING FIBERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,305, dated October9, 1883.

Application filed March 16. 1883. (No model.) Patented in France June28, 1382, No.13T,fi53. and in Belgium June .28, 1892,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Josnrn JEFFERSON, CoRN Lms J EFFERSQN, LAZARUSJEFFERSON, and Monnnciir JEFFERSON, subjects of Her Britannic MajestyQueen Victoria, and resi dents of Bradford, in the county of York,England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machinery for\Vashing Fibers, (for which wehave obtained patents in France, No.137,652, datedthe 28th day of June, 1882, for fifteen years, and inBelgium, No. 58,333, dated the 28th day of June, 1882, for fifteenyears) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction and combination ofmechanism to be employed on machines for washing wool and other likefibers, whereby the fibers under operationare passed or forwarded to thenip of the squeezing-rollers, and the said rollers are so arranged as tofirst nip and squeeze the fiber when the latter is in the water, andthen impart the finishing or dry nip above water-level. We attain theseobjects by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a vertical section of part of the washing trough or bowl,showing the squeezing-rollers and improved fork for forwarding Fig. 2 isa plan view, partly in section, of Fig. 1. Figs. 3, t, 5, and 6 areviews of parts separated.

Similar letters refer t-OSllllllitl parts th roughout the several views.

A is the washing-bowl B, the ordinary fork; G, the incline; D, thesqueezing-rollers, arranged, as shown, so that the first nip is belowthe water-level, the second or dry nip above the water-line. The upperroller, D, is covered with a layer of elastic material, so as to be asqueezing-roller. E F GH are forks hung, respectively, on rods 1, andfree to oscillate thereon. The rods I are bolted to and revolve with twodisks, J K, between which disks said forks E, F, G, and H are suspended,The disks J K have ontwardly-projecting tubular bosses L L, that revolvein tubular sockets a,

cam O, as shown by fork H in Fig. 1.

which are formed on brackets M M. These brackets are fastened to thewalls of the bowl or vessel A. The disk J has apertures I) (see Fig. 6)and the disk K has notches 0 (see Fig. 5) for the reception of the rods1, which are secured to said disks by the screw-bolts (1. Secured in theboss L of the disk J 'isthe driving-shaft N, which, when revolved bysuitable means, rotates the disks J and K, which in turn carry the rodsI and forks E F G H around with them. Through the boss L of the disk Kand through said disk passes abolt, e, which, by a set-screw, f,-orother means, is hold fastened to the socket a, in which said bossrevolves. This stationarybolt c carries near the inner face of the diskK a stationary cam, 0. To this cam O is pivoted an' L-shaped tappet, S,which is crowded outward by a spring, g, the play of said spring beingcontrolled by a bolt, it. As the disks revolve, arms P of the forks E FG H, carrying antifriction rollers Q, come in contact successively witha stationary guide, .R, and then with the The forks E, F, G, andH arefastened to tubes '17, which surround the rods I, and turnloosethereon.To these tubes the arms 1? are also rigidly fastened. After the rollersQ, leave contact with the fixed guide R, the disks revolving in thedirection of the arrow 1, the said rollers come in contact first withthe lower side of the stationary cam O, and then with the tappet S, asshown by fork E in Fig. 1. By this motion the point of the fork E iscaused to carry and deliver the fiber to the front or wet nip of therollers D. The point or end-of the fork then bearing on or against thetop roller, D, is carried up until all the parts assume the positionshown by the fork F in Fig. 1. Each arm P has an adjusting-slot forfixing thefposition of the roller Q in relation to the cam 0, wherebythe traverse of the point of the fork to the nip is accurately adjusted.

We are'aware that prior to our invention swing-forks-such as B-had beenused for the purpose of passing wool or fiber to the squeezing-rollersof fiber-washing machines, and to Q, guide R, cam O, tappet S; androllers D such forks We make no claim as our invention. D D,substantially as herein shown and de- WVe clai1nscribed. 1. Thecombination of forks E F G H with JOSEPH JEFFERSON. 5 the disks J K,arms P, and friction-rollers Q, CORNELIUS JEFFERSON. and with thestationary cam 0, having tappet LAZARUS JEFFERSON. S between said disks,substantially as herein MORDEOAI JEFFERSON. shown and described.Witnesses: v

2. The loosely-suspended forks E F G H, -WALTER BRIERLEY,

10 combined with the disks J K, arms 1?, rollers L. DARBYSHIRE.

